Late Dx: A Lived Experience Panel (A part of the ADHD Growth Summit)
Getting diagnosed with ADHD as an adult can explain a lot and stir up just as much. All those years wondering what was wrong with you. All the strategies that never quite worked. And suddenly, a name for it.
In this panel, four creators who were all diagnosed later in life share what it was actually like on the other side. Trina Haynes of My Lady ADHD, Meredith Carder (author of It All Makes Sense Now), Jesse J. Anderson (author of Extra Focus), Cherry Kostrewa and panel moderator Christal Wang (co-founder & CEO of Shimmer) open up about how their diagnosis shifted the way they see their past, what surprised them, and what actually helped once they had a name for it.
Expect an honest conversation about the messy middle between getting diagnosed and figuring out what comes next.
One special thing about this session:
This panel is one of 24+ live sessions inside the 2nd Annual ADHD Growth Summit (Aug 18–27, 2026). We've never done this before, but this year our panelists graciously offered to make their session free and open to the public. So you can join this one at no cost, no summit pass required.
If you want to join the other 23 sessions over the 6 days, head to the summit website to sign up.
About the ADHD Growth Summit:
6 days. 24+ live sessions. 30+ ADHD experts, clinicians, and creators, most of them living with ADHD themselves. We built it for the person actually living with ADHD, not the clinician treating it. This year we're covering the body, mind, systems, relationships, drive, and lived experience of living with an ADHD brain.
If you want the full experience, check out the full lineup at shimmer.care/summit.